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In an interview with Maeil Business on the 9th, CEO Jang Hyun-guk shared this vision, saying, “We will evolve One Store into an AI blockchain game platform.”
CEO Jang, who led WeMade and strengthened the blockchain game ecosystem, changed his name to NextThird after acquiring game company Action Square last year and is developing the blockchain game business again. Nexus operates blockchain network ‘Cross’, virtual currency wallet ‘CrossX’, and reward platform ‘Cross Play’, centering on the main token ‘Cross’.
On top of that, it spent 62.6 billion won to acquire an 89% stake in One Store to secure a game platform.
Regarding the acquisition, CEO Jang explained, “The most empty area in our platform business was the store where games could be distributed,” adding, “The puzzle piece of the game platform that we have to make through One Store has been completed.”
CEO Jang mentioned AI along with blockchain by explaining the future direction of One Store because AI is rapidly changing the game industry. CEO Jang said, “In the future, anyone can make high-quality games,” and added, “Even if you look at social media X (X, old Twitter), people are making games with AI, but there is no platform to distribute them.” Nexus plans to implement it this month to enable game production, inspection, and distribution in One Store.
CEO Jang also stressed, “We will become a ‘steam’ (PC game platform) of mobile games. We will transform the One Store into a platform that plays games in the mobile field and enjoys community functions.”
In the global market, Nexus plans to grow its One Store into a Web3 game store, focusing on blockchain identity. CEO Jang explained, “Now, blockchain game users around the world are using fragmented services, but One Store will provide a store that can be used on one platform.”
Content is considered a challenge for one-store growth. In the end, popular games can be activated only when they are placed on the platform and users gather.
Through Tencent, CEO Jang plans to bring popular mini-games in service in the Chinese market as a one-store exclusive. It will also seek to acquire game companies to strengthen its content.
On One Store’s financial improvement, Chang said, “We will first achieve a monthly surplus within this year.” One of the main businesses is “Webshop,” a web store for external payments such as game goods, which is considered an alternative to in-app payments with a relatively low fee of 8%.
CEO Jang said, “Next has already provided web shop services, and One Store also released One Web Shop in April,” adding, “We plan to integrate it into a brand called ‘One Shop’ this month.”
[Reporter Jeong Hojun]
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